Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas And Water Cannon To Halt Protests

ABC News Online: Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon to halt protest as China National Day nears

Hong Kong police have fired tear gas and a water cannon to disperse anti-government protesters who threw rocks, broke government office windows and blocked a key road near the local headquarters of China's People's Liberation Army.

A series of protests for and against the city's Communist Party rulers in Beijing is planned ahead of the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic on Tuesday, including at the consulate of former colonial power Britain.

The protesters, many dressed all in black and wearing masks, took cover under umbrellas from the water cannon and fled after the demonstrations had taken a familiar turn into clashes with police as they have done regularly over more than three months.

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